As for what actually gets et from that menu, I am told that the beef is unsafe for us, but the chicken is ok.

A short list of things I order at the TB:

– Fiesta Chicken Taco Salad, MINUS Bowl and Red Strips (most locations will give you free tostada shells to use in place of the bowl if you’re in to scooping)
– Zesty Chicken Bowl, MINUS Red Strips and Zesty Sauce
– Tostada (as is)
– Mexican Rice (as is, usually order with Taco Salad and dump in)
– Fresco Zesty Chicken Border Bowl (they’ve started putting red strips on about 25% of the time, so be sure to order WITHOUT)

Feel free to add your favorite GF Taco Bell items to this list, as we’ve got a lot of people looking for that kind of information here.

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becky
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April 20, 2008

Thank you so much. We have been going to TB a lot because we *THOUGHT* it had GF items, according to someone we know…and I had my doubts because of a resurgence of affects. Thank you so much for your blog and for the useful URLs!

Thanks for coming by, Becky! 🙂 What do you guys have when you go to the TB? Inquiring minds want to know!!! 🙂

I had the Fresco Zesty Chicken Border Bowl yesterday (hey, I’m 3 weeks away from summer vacation, things are stressful!!) and it was great. I didn’t even have to special order and that got me really excited. 😛

The thing I miss most is the Chili Cheese Burrito, which I have learned is almost pure gluten… must have been why I loved it (and the Cheesy Beefy Melt… same story). C’est la vie, C’est la Gluten. 😉

According to the Taco Bell website, EVERYTHING on the fresco menu contains gluten! Be careful… I ate a “freso” nachos with steak last tuesday, plus taco sauce (contains soy) and am paying for it still. Carry some Larabars in the car or purse and eat at home – this seems to be the safest bet these days, unfortunately!

According to this, the Zesty Chicken Border Bowl is GF. The nachos, however, are not (warning on TB site: *Nachos Chips do not contain wheat proteins; however, they are fried in the same oil with ingredients containing wheat proteins).

The biggest risk with anything at TB is cross contamination. However, if you’re in a pinch, it’s nice to know there’s an option. I’ve never been sick from this menu item.

Soy is a common allergen among Celiacs, but does not contain gluten. Soy **sauce** frequently does, but soy is just a bean.

I just ate the steak nachos and broke out in hives…I will likely pay for this in other ways tomorrow as well. I am newly diagnosed with Celiac at 32, trying to figure out what I can eat! I am going crazy here 😉